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Starlink 4-35 (Falcon 9) 24 September 2022 |
Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
| A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:32 p.m. on 24 September 2022. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22 and two Starlink missions. |
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Shutdown of the first stage engines. |
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First stage booster separation & startup of the second stage Merlin vacuum engine. |
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Fairing deploy. |
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| The second stage heads for orbit while the two fairing halves along with the first stage booster begin their fall to the Atlantic Ocean below. The fairing halves will deploy parachutes to gently land on the water to be picked up while the booster will do a controlled landing on the droneship. | |
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The two fairing halves follow the first stage as it maneuvers for the landing. |
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The second stage propelling the Starlink satellites to orbit. |
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